St. Michael Catholic is 0-7 against Orange Beach since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The St. Michael Catholic Cardinals are on the road again to play the Orange Beach Makos at 12:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
St. Michael Catholic's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Elberta last Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Warriors.
Maggie Mattison was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Orange Beach and Pace (ranked fourth and seventh in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile matchup on Friday. Orange Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against Pace and snuck past 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Orange Beach.
Not much got past Kaylee Favors, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Pace off the board.
At the plate, Orange Beach's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlynn Robertson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
St. Michael Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Orange Beach, they pushed their record up to 36-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Monday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. St. Michael Catholic has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .500. However, it's not like Orange Beach struggles in that department as they've averaged .476. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Michael Catholic suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Orange Beach in their previous meeting on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orange Beach's MK McMullan, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Now that St. Michael Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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